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Beaver Island remembers Francis G. Ricksgers, 2011

Also Francis G. Ricksgers obituary 2011

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TypeEvent
Date2011-04-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2011-04-22
Kind
Death
Where
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Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2011 Beacon reports the April 22 death of Francis G. Ricksgers at age 91 and his April 27 funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church, followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. The notice says he grew up on Beaver Island and married Anna Marie Sendenburgh there.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper memorial notice, not a civil death record or complete family and employment history.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. The forum preserves the initial death notice, funeral logistics, and a copied obituary identifying Francis Ricksgers's April 27 Mass and burial at Holy Cross. It adds contemporaneous community memories; the Beaver Beacon remains the stronger held biographical source.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003367
  2. Beaver Beacon, May 2011, "Francis G. Ricksgers."
    Reports that Francis Ricksgers, 91, died April 22 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility, that his funeral Mass was held April 27 at Holy Cross Church, and that he grew up on Beaver Island and married Anna Marie Sendenburgh there. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Francis G. Ricksgers, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-francis-ricksgers-death-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Francis Ricksgers RIP," April 23–27, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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